NonprofitsThe nonprofit Milagro Center in Delray Beach is adding a van to transport teens, thanks to a $12,000 challenge grant from Hands On Tzedakah of Boca Raton. The van will serve middle school and high sc

Emmanuel Morel is attempting to topple U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch. Though he’s low on money, and Deutch enjoys strong support from many Democrats, Morel said he can defeat the incumbent in the Aug. 26 Democratic primary.
The district includes northwest...

One year after demolishing its 1960s oil-fired plant at Port Everglades known for its red-striped stacks, Florida Power & Light Co. has cleared away the debris and completed about 10 percent of its new $1.2 billion plant that will be fueled by cleaner and...

For many Floridians, living in the tropics just isn’t enough. Many homeowners love to bring the outside in and infuse their homes with a taste of the tropics.“The people who live down here love to put in tropical touches,” says Janet Graham, an interior...

Keeping airliners safe on the new south runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport might seem a tall order, almost as tall as the runway itself.
Rising almost six stories above the ground, its east end culminates in a straight drop down....

Who: Tracy Muller, 40, of Deerfield Beach, recently joined QEP Co. Inc. in Boca Raton as a product manager. QEP, founded in 1979, is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a comprehensive line of hardwood flooring, flooring installation tools,...

With many once-stalled construction projects coming online now in South Florida, industry managers are wary of a growing shortage of skilled workers.
"We're starting to feel it now and it's slowly going to get worse," said Jon Tori, senior vice president...

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport officials are investigating whether a design flaw or procedural error was at play after five enormous concrete runway support beams crashed three stories to the ground on Saturday.
Assistant airport...

Critical violations of state sanitation and safety laws recently observed by inspectors at 12 South Florida restaurants prompted the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to cite the owners and briefly suspend operations.
Antojitos...

Since Hurricane Wilma struck eight years ago, the majestic, eight-story library downtown has been poked and prodded like a long-term hospital patient.
Scaffolding stood in the way of its acclaimed architecture. Plastic tarps and yellow construction tape,...

Orlando attorney Jeffrey Ainsworth, 32, was hauled to the pokey after allegedly threatening workers at some apartments with a loaded .45-caliber pistol, according to Orlando police, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
All over poured wet concrete.
The...

South Florida is unlikely to ever see a tornado as devastating as the one that tore through Oklahoma on Monday. The atmospheric conditions aren’t conducive here.
Yet the region could see a Category 5 hurricane, which could pack winds almost as strong....

The Broward Sheriff's Office is now trying to determine how a four-story-high scissor lift fell onto a concrete dock at Port Everglades on Friday, killing two Broward County public works employees and critically injuring a third.
The two employees who...

Do condominium boards have to restore landscaping when they make improvements to common areas? What happens when your neighbor installs flooring that is not sound-proofed, and you hear every noise above you?These are questions from Sun Sentinel readers....